Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Job Summary

To work as a member of the Practice Nursing Team and be responsible for acting within their professional boundaries to provide care for the presenting patient including screening, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and follow up of care; demonstrating safe clinical decision making and expert patient care

To be involved in all areas of Chronic Disease Management (Asthma, Diabetes, COPD)

The Practice Nurse will work collaboratively with the clinical team which will include GPs and other health care professionals.

2. Main Duties and Responsibilities

Key Result Areas

2.1 Clinical Care

- Assist in and perform routine tasks relating to patient care

- Undertake and promote cervical cytology

- Provide a comprehensive family planning service and sexual health service

- Undertake Spirometry and be on the ARTP register.

- Manage newly diagnosed patients with Asthma, COPD & Diabetes

- Undertake Chronic disease management and prevention Asthma, COPD, Diabetes, Hypertension, Hypothyroidism, IHD, Stroke & LD

- Perform wound care using aseptic technique and general wound care

- Undertake opportunistic screening of BP checks, height, weight, BMI, urinalysis and smoking status

- Administer injections under an individual prescription or patient group direction

- Offer a holistic approach to travel health including comprehensive advice for patients prior to travel

- Undertake ear syringing

- Support patients and colleagues in adopting sound infection control measures

- Competent in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques

- Child Health and Child Protection

- Promote health and well-being through the use of health promotion, health education, screening and therapeutic communication skills

- To undertake home visits

- To clearly communicate the health status of the patient using appropriate terminology, technology and format.

2.2 Professional

- Adhere to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Professional Conduct and Scope of Professional Practice.

- Ensure that professional practice adheres to organisational policies, procedures and guidelines

- Maintain a professional manner

- To promote and maintain own personal development and clinical excellence.

- Participate in organisational decision making, interpret variations in outcomes and use data from information systems to improve practice.

- To promote evidence-based practice through the use of the latest research-based guidelines and the development of practice-based research.

- Monitor the effectiveness of their clinical practice through the quality assurance strategies such as the use of audit and peer review

- Participate in continuing professional development opportunities to ensure that up-to date evidence-based knowledge and competence in all aspects of the role is maintained

- To regularly participate in clinical supervision as agreed with Lead Nurse

2.3 Communication

- Communicate effectively with patients and families regarding information about their care

- Provide advice and information to patient, carers and their families where appropriate

- Communicate effectively and work collaboratively with medical, nursing and allied health professionals to ensure delivery of a co-ordinated service

- Ensure accurate documentation record keeping in line with local policies and NMC guidelines

- Promote and demonstrate effective communication networks within the organisation, with partner organisations and other service providers

2.4 Organisational

- To complete records, audits, reports and respond to appropriate questions and requests.

- To attend meetings as requested.

- Support effective communication channels between the whole team.

- To work according to Clinical Governance and support the Clinical Governance Agenda.

- To understand the role of Risk Management within the Practice setting and contributing to risk assessment and Significant Event Audit and the importance of Infection Control.

2.5 Educational

- To contribute to the development and maintenance of an excellent learning environment

- Participate in defining own developmental plan to maintain and develop own clinical skills and ensure own professional development

- Undertake and complete all statutory and mandatory training

- Contribute to their own personal development and participate in an appraisal and regular performance reviews with the Lead Nurse

- To take part in clinical supervision within the organisation

2.6 Clinical Governance

- To be familiar with and comply with the Practices Clinical Governance standards, policies and procedures.

- Work with the Lead Nurse to investigate adverse clinical incidents and complaints

2.7 Other

- Demonstrate commitment to flexible working patterns and across sites to meet the needs of the service and staff

- To maintain patients confidentiality at all times

- This post is deemed to require a Disclosure check

General

The main duties and responsibilities shown above are not exhaustive but should merely be regarded as a guide.

The post-holder will be expected to conduct any reasonable activities according to the service needs at that time. These will be subject to periodic review and may be amended to meet the challenging needs of the service.

The post-holder will be expected to participate in this process and the organisation would aim to reach agreement to changes.

Infection Control

Staff are responsible for protecting themselves and others against infection risks. All staff regardless of whether clinical or not are expected to comply with current infection control policies and procedures and to report any actual or potential infection prevention and control risks to their managers immediately.

Confidentiality

All staff and contractors working for the organisation have both a common law duty and a statutory duty of confidentiality to protect patient (and indeed any personally identifiable) information and only use it for the purposes for which it was intended. The disclosure and use of confidential patient information needs to be both lawful and ethical.

Information Governance

All staff must keep up-to-date with the requirements of Information Governance and must follow organisational policies and procedures to ensure that the organisation information is dealt with legally, securely, efficiently and effectively. Staff must appropriately manage all the Information they handle during the course of their employment, making the information available for sharing in a controlled manner, subject to statutory requirements.

Records Management

All employees have a legal responsibility for all records worked with e.g. patient records, financial records, personal, administrative etc., that are gathered or used as part of working within the organisation. The records may be held in a variety of formats such as paper, electronic, microfiche, audio and video tapes etc. Any doubts regarding the correct management of records must be discussed with immediate line manager.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• UK Registration
• Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
• - Understanding and knowledge of policy developments related to the delivery of primary care services within a GP Practice
• - Understanding of evidence based practice
• - Knowledge of national standards that inform practice (e.g. National Service Frameworks, NICE guidelines etc)
• - Understanding of equal opportunity and diversity issues
• - Understanding and experience of inter-agency working and adult/child safeguarding

Desirable

• Experience in the management of long-term conditions e.g. asthma, COPD, diabetes, CHD, Health Promotion/Education, Cervical Cytology

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Sothall Medical Centre

Address

24 Eckington Road

Beighton

Sheffield

S20 1HQ

Employer's website

https://sothall.net/ (Opens in a new tab)